Dir. Gurinder Chadha · Starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi, David Hayman · Music A.R. Rahman
“The end of an empire. The birth of two nations.”
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In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.
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A somber, poignant drama exploring the immense pressures of a nation's birth. It feels like watching history unfold with quiet tension, a sense of inevitable change, and the weight of divided lives.